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`.ALEXANDER "iV'RllE-R, .0F WlLLIAIVSBURG,` NEW `YORK.

Letters Patent IVO'. 76,009, elated March 24, 1868 antedated March 18,1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNE Be it known that LALEXANDER WARNER, of'Williamsburg, (Brooklyn,) in the county of -Kings, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Means for ClosingVessels used in Preserving Fruit and other substances, of which thefollowing' is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, forming part of this speciticatiom'andin'whioh- -Figures l and 2 represent plans or outside top views of alidvor stopple to a preserving-jar constructed according to myimprovement, and with. the valve arranged'there'in in its open prclosedconditions.

Figure 3, an inverted plan or under face view ofthe same.

Figures 4, 5, and d facevi'ews and transverse sections of vtheperl'orated'valve and perforatedpacking to the same, arranged within thelid' or cover. l v

Figure-6, a longitudinal view of a wrench, used asa vent4 or interposedsuction-connection inexhausting the jar, and as :i means for closing thelatter; and

Figure 7 an elevation of a preserving-jar, with its lid or coverconstructed,as`representedin figs. l, 2, and

3, Vand with the'wrench shown in fig. 6 applied thereto; igs. 6 and 7being on a 'reduced scale 'to the previous y figures.

Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists, rstly,`in a lid or cover to a preserving-jar,composedof two main perforated parts, the one turning within or upon theother, to establish or close the vents formed by the perforationsthrough said main portions;l also, in connection with such'aconstruction, in a perforated gasket for the valve thus formed to restupon to make tightits joint, and to establish communication, whenrequired, between the perforations in the two main portionsoi` thecov-er. And muy inventionl further consists in a peculiarly-constructedwrench, having one or more airducts or passages for exhausting the jar,also operating to close the latter, and which may be used toadvantage-in connection with the lid or cover, constructed as hereinpreviously/referred to.'

' In the accompanying drawing, A represents a preserving-jar, madeof-any suitable material, asis also itsl lid or cover, which is composedof twomain portions, B and '0, said lid being, say, provided with aninterior elastic ring or gasket, a, and having studs, for locking under'spiral or inclined formations made on the neck of the jar, or thelocking-connection of the lid with the jar may be otherwise,established. The one and inte= rior portion, O, of this lid, and whichmay be denominated the valve, is inserted or arranged so as to form anoutside-presentation, and may be of disk-shape, and made to turn on orwith a screw vor other suitable pivot, 0. Said portion, C, is-f'iirnish'ed with any desired number of perforations, d, eccentric tothe axis of its rotation. Beneath this-valve Gis, or may be, a rubber orother elastic packing, D, arranged to rest on aV-bed or seat, E, formedin the\lid, and cf are perforations made in or through the packing D indseatiE, and correl sponding to the pcr'forntions- CZ injthe valve C.

From this description it will ,be seen that to establish the necessaryvent, or to exhaust the jar, the same may be done without disturbing thewhole lid by simplyturning the valve, o r one* portion, C, of it, so asto bring its perforations CZ in line with the perforations c'andf,'a' nd`the jar be afterwardsY closed by vturning the valve till itsperforations are-out of such line, and the pcrforationse inV the rubberclosed by the valve; nor does suoli a construction of valve form, ofnecessity, any obstruction to or protuberance from the lid, Which-isthus left as free for independently opening and closing the jar' as ii'carrying no such valve.

The wrench represented in iigs. 6 and 7 will lie-found a convenientmeans for vclosing the valve C, the Same consisting of a stock orhandle, F, with prongs g, one or both of which ar 'iade tubular, andsaid prongs corresponding with and being arranged to t 'the pcrforationsCZ of thc valve or portion C lof the lid.' These prongs may providedwith outside elastic'washers, 7i, and one or both, accordingly as theyare tubular, be' extended through the stockso as to communicate with anaperture on the outside, terminating, it may be, in a nozzle, z', onwhich may be fitted ane'last-ic tube, G, for connection with anai-r-pump, when itis desired to thus exhaust the `jar, but when it isnot designed to thus exhaust o r clear the jar, then the tube' Gr may beomitted, the prongs fg, or hollow one of them, serving as vents,rv butin either case answering also'as a means, in connec- -ti'on-withthe-stock or handle F, to close the valve C, by pressing on the handleto turn it, andlthus, in 'connection with the other portion, B, of thelid or cover, to hermetically close thejar, after the preserving-processhas been completed', or during theni'shing of the same, thereby'voidingall liability of air rusliing into or entering y the jalr whilsthermetically closing it. n

What is here claimed, and desired to be secured'by Letters Patent, is aY l 1. A cover composed of two prineipal perforated pieces, combined tooperate sii'listantially as herein specified.

2. The perforated gasket,'ih combination with` theperforated valve and.perforatedseat,` substantially as herein specified. p

3. vThe wrench composed of two connected'prongs, one orvboth of whichare made tubular',- to form an airpassage communicating with thecorresponding aperture or apertures in the cover of thevessel-gsixbstenti-ally as- :rnd forthe purpose specified.'

' ALEXANDER WARNER;

Witnesses:

,A."LEGLERC, J. BRENNAN.

